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Common Ground

Common Ground

The Author Nobody Asked For

Sep 8, 2026 · 13 min · 9 segments

India's Copyright Office has just said what the United States refused to say: a picture generated by a machine, with no human choosing its final form, can be original and can have an author. Stephen…

India's Copyright Office has just said what the United States refused to say: a picture generated by a machine, with no human choosing its final form, can be original and can have an author. Stephen Thaler says that is half right. The half he calls wrong is the half your business needs.

India's Copyright Office has just said what the United States refused to say: a picture generated by a machine, with no human choosing its final form, can be original and can have an author. Stephen…

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Public PolicyGovernment
Human Authorship and Originality in IndiaLaw > Intellectual Property Law > Copyright Law > AI-Generated Works
International Copyright LawLaw > Comparative Law
AI Copyright Rules Across JurisdictionsLaw > Comparative Law > International Copyright Law
India, United States, United Kingdom, and UAELaw > Comparative Law > International Copyright Law > AI Copyright Rules Across Jurisdictions
Intellectual Property TransactionsBusiness > Commercial Law
AI-Generated Asset OwnershipBusiness > Commercial Law > Intellectual Property Transactions
Licensing and Chain of TitleBusiness > Commercial Law > Intellectual Property Transactions > AI-Generated Asset Ownership
DABUS and AI-Created Visual ArtTechnology > Artificial Intelligence > Generative AI Systems
A Recent Entrance to ParadiseTechnology > Artificial Intelligence > Generative AI Systems > DABUS and AI-Created Visual Art
Copyright Registration PolicyGovernment > Public Policy > AI Regulation
Commercial LawBusiness
Comparative LawLaw
AI RegulationGovernment > Public Policy
Intellectual Property LawLaw
Generative AI SystemsTechnology > Artificial Intelligence
AI-Generated WorksLaw > Intellectual Property Law > Copyright Law
Copyright LawLaw > Intellectual Property Law
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